{"id":2012895,"date":"2026-06-24T11:50:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2012895"},"modified":"2026-06-24T11:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:50:07","slug":"all-the-riders-as-they-are-announced-tour-de-france-2026-start-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2012895","title":{"rendered":"All the riders as they are announced: Tour de France 2026 start list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/B24dotBsNT2RTQ7PYKqDUY-2560-80.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><article class=\"page-content-onecol flex-1\nnews-article article\n\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"widgetArea4\" class=\"widget-area grid grid-cols-1 page-widget-area-4\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"hero\" id=\"hero\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-hero widget-hero widget-hero-hero widget-hero widget-hero-fter-news\">\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<header class=\"header\">\n<nav class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\nRacing\n<\/li>\n<li>\nTour de France\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"header__title \">All the riders as they are announced: Tour de France 2026 start list<\/h1>\n<p class=\"header__strapline\">All the riders for the French Grand Tour<\/p>\n<div class=\"byline\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col sm:flex-row items-start sm:items-center text-left text-zinc-900 uppercase text-xs\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex sm:items-center\">\n<div class=\"h-12 w-12 mr-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vVAfU6vhsHA7B27eMKsQLE-200-80.png\" alt=\"Adam Becket&apos;s avatar\" class=\"object-cover h-full w-full rounded-full min-w-12\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col sm:flex-row\">\n<div class=\"mr-1 sm:whitespace-nowrap mb-0.5 sm:mb-0\"><span><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nAdam Becket <\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text-stone-500 whitespace-nowrap\"><span><br \/>\nlast updated<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-06-26T09:39:16Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n26 June 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"text-gray-700 mx-auto mb-4 flex items-center justify-center mx-0 my-5 p-0\" id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\" data-hawk-message=\"Affiliate disclaimer removed because hawk deemed there are no affiliate links on this page\">\n<p class=\"text-[var(--affiliate-disclaimer--text-color,inherit))] mb-2 text-[length:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--font-size,0.75rem)] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-inherit [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\">\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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md:line-clamp-2\">Visma-Lease a Bike to Pinarello-Q36.5: Your complete guide to the 23 teams of the 2026 Giro d&#8217;Italia<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> Tour de France 2026 route<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-tour-de-france-2026-start-list\"><span>Tour de France 2026 start list<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-663efc5c-eb4d-412b-86a4-30a132709dbf\"><strong>Alpecin-Premier Tech<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bahrain Victorious<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Caja Rural-Seguros RGA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cofidis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Decathlon CMA CGM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EF Education-EasyPost<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Groupama-FDJ United<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jayco AlUla<\/strong><br \/>Pascal Ackermann (Ger)<br \/>Luke Durbridge (Aus)<br \/>Felix Engelhardt (Ger)<br \/>Kelland O\u2019Brien (Aus)<br \/>Ben O\u2019Connor (Aus)<br \/>Michael Matthews (Aus)<br \/>Luke Plapp (Aus)<br \/>Mauro Schmid (Sui)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lidl-Trek<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lotto Intermarch\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Movistar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Netcompany-Ineos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NSN Cycling<\/strong><br \/>Biniam Girmay (Eri)<br \/>Lewis Askey (GBr)<br \/>George Bennett (NZl)<br \/>Marco Frigo (Ita)<br \/>Mat\u00ees Louvel (Fra)<br \/>Krists Neilands (Lat)<br \/>Jake Stewart (GBr)<br \/>Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Picnic PostNL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe<\/strong><br \/>Remco Evenepoel (Bel)<br \/>Florian Lipowitz (Ger)<br \/>Mattia Cattaneo (Ita)<br \/>Nico Denz (Ger)<br \/>Jai Hindley (Aus)<br \/>Jan Tratnik (Slo)<br \/>Tim van Dijke (Ned)<br \/>Maxim Van Gils (Bel)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soudal Quick-Step<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TotalEnergies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tudor Pro Cycling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UAE Team Emirates-XRG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Uno-X 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